Herbert Galen Gnagy, 95, Somerset

April 22, 2012

Herbert Galen Gnagy, 95, Somerset, died April 20, 2012, at Somerset Hospital, Somerset. Born Dec. 7, 1916, in Turtle Creek, son of Galen F. and Anna (Hochard) Gnagy. Preceded in death by parents; wife, the former Anna Elizabeth “Betty” Carey, who died Aug. 2, 1998; sister Lucille Carrico; and his great-aunt and uncle who raised him Simon and Mollie Swank. Survived by children: Susan C. Mishler and husband Fred, Barbara J. Maust and husband Brian, M. Rebecca Adder and husband Joe; and Herbert A. Gnagy, all of Somerset; grandchildren: Jeffrey Mishler, Pittsburgh, Rebecca DiFebo and husband Bryan, Somerset, Mollie Hutzel and husband David, Centerville, Va., Adam Maust, Harrisburg, Carey Maust, Los Feliz, Calif., Luke Adder and Matthew Adder, both of Somerset, and Kirsten Fuller and husband Ty, Lancaster; great-grandchildren: Aiden, Owen, Abigail, Tess and Claire. Herb is a 1934 graduate of Somerset High School and a graduate of the Indiana State Teachers College where he played football. He is a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He worked as a school teacher and later as a postman for the U.S. Postal Service retiring in 1981. He was a lifetime member of the Somerset Volunteer Fire Department. A member of VFW Post 554, American Legion Post 181, F.O.E. Aerie 1801. He was also past member of Casebeer Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church. He was inducted in the Somerset County Baseball Oldtimers Hall of Fame. Herb also loved hunting and fishing and deep sea fishing with friends in the Chesapeake area and was an avid sports fan. Friends received 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset. Funeral Mass will be conducted 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Somerset. Monsignor Samuel Tomaselli celebrant. Committal Husband Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Somerset Humane Society, P.O. Box 182, Somerset, PA 15501. Military rites accorded by the Somerset County Honor Guard. A Somerset firefighter’s service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. www.haugerzeigler.com